From Charlotte (Hometown: Quebec, Quebec)

The CWY Nampula-Cowichan program will end pretty soon, too soon. We are now done our GMO project and are created a documentary about public opinion concerning GM food. Opinions have been quite varied and we are very happy with the participation of all those who consented to help us in this project. 

The office is getting ready for Christmas, which makes us really happy and Richard experienced his first snowfall (may I remind you that in Mozambique, where Richard comes from, there is no snow…).  Even though for me, who is used to Quebec winters, this is nothing… But I have been told that the snow is very different than Quebec’s snow… 

It is not my first time living in the Cowichan Valley. I was here from January to March of 2009 with another youth program: Katimavik. One day, I’ll have to come back during the summer and then I will truly have experienced Duncan. There is no more gardening going on, as Winter is on its way, but it doesn’t make our days less busy or less interesting! Everything that happens makes us discover, learn or laugh! 

Last week end, on December 3rd, Africa night was going on. The show was worth the enormous stress that I had because I was the soundman and I was putting pressure on myself. The show went well and we had a lot of nice comments of happy people. Africa night was a fundraiser for projects in Nampula and in the Cowichan valley. We had African food, dance, poetry and drumming. We raised around 1500$. Thank you very much to all of those who came and did an African party with us!

From Richard (Hometown: Quelimane, Mozambique)

OLA A TODOS !

O meu nome e Richard pierre zoumanigui sou um voluntario da AJUDE E CWY  e estou a fazer uma trabalho voluntario em cowichan gereen community, veio novamente para contar a minha experiencia aqui, Este e o meu ultimo dia aqui no cowichan green community,  vou para meu pais mocambique mais irei levar comigo tudo tudo que aprende e ensiar os outros. Fiz um documentario acerca de productos transgenicos e a importancia da rotulagem com Charlotte Dion-Gagnon  a minha contraparte do trabalho e Emily a minha supervoisora de trabalho elas sao muito  amaveis. De um modo delicado ensianaram-mi a maniera de fazer um documentario. Mais tambem aprende um pouco da lingua inglesa e aprefeçoei o meu frances e foi manigui nice.Foi aqui  em Cowichan green Community fiz a minha primeira apresentecao em ingles perante um Club Rotary Day Break com Charlote e falamos acerca de  do nosso projecto em Nampula , nao foi facil mais “se voce nunca tenta, nunca saberas” ,e  as pessoas se comportaram muito bem e charlotte sempre mi apoiando . E aproveito este momento para agradecer  todo grupo de cowichan Green a bela Vanesa, a Gentil  Krisp, a  diverdida chefe Judy , a engracada Amanda , a carinhosa Debora, relaxada Alistair aesar de la vir so nas sextas feira por fim  a a Emily difici de caracteicar mais ela mi suprende com a maneira dela de simples ser perante as pessoas, directa ,seria   se necesario .

AGRADECO A TODOS VOCE POR MIM RECEBEREM  E TRATAREM COMO UM FILHO E PELA PACIENCIA